HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.a.2) Update re National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit renewal.7-Q.2)
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
January 20, 2012
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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VIA: JAMES M. KELLY, P.E., GENERAL MANAGER � M n'(
ANN E. FARRELL, P.E., DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING /DEPUTY
GENERAL MANAGER
FROM: MARGARET P. ORR, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PLANT OPERATIONS �✓��' ��'
SUBJECT: NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NPDES)
PERMIT RENEWAL
The Board was previously apprised of the following sequence of events with regard to
renewal of the District's NPDES permit:
• On June 1, 2011, the Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) was submitted to the
Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB).
• On September 29, 2011, the Tentative Order (TO) was released for public
comment.
• On October 31, 2011 and November 1, 2011, the RWQCB received two comment
letters on the TO from (1) the San Luis and Delta- Mendota Water Authority and the
State Water Contractors and (2) the San Francisco BayKeeper. The subject
comment letters contained requests for significant changes to the TO.
• On December 8, 2011, the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies ( BACWA) submitted a
comment letter in response to the comment letters and in support of the TO as
issued.
• On December 28, 2011, the District submitted an extensive comment letter to
provide additional detail on some of the major assertions made by the Water
Contractors and BayKeeper.
The following discussions have occurred since the last report to the Board:
• On January 13, 2012, BACWA and the RWQCB met. The RWQCB indicated that
the BACWA comment letter would be incorporated in the staff report on the TO but
that the District's comment letter would not.
• District Counsel has been asked to contact counsel for the RWQCB to seek
incorporation of the District's comments.
• On January 23, 2012, the revised TO is expected.
• On January 24, 2012, Jim Kelly and Ann Farrell are scheduled to meet with the
authors of the Water Contractors letter to gain context for the comment letter.
The TO is still on track for consideration at the February 8, 2012 RWQCB Board
meeting. Staff will provide an update at the January 26, 2012 meeting.